I have been going here since I was a kid. It was our family's go to spot for authentic Chinese food. My grandparents would go every Monday for lunch and then go grocery shopping after. We get a massive variety of dishes like baby clams with black bean sauce, chow mein/chow fun with fish fillet or choice of protein, lobster, crab, salt and pepper shrimp and vegetables. During this visit we got fish fillet chow fun, diced beef with green and black pepper, vegetables and salt and pepper smelt fish. The food tasted just the way I remembered- amazing!! They have the best fish fillet chow fun. It is crispy with just the right amount of sauce. They also have affordable lunch specials that I will be getting next time! The owners are the friendliest. During peak time it may be a little difficult to find parking and can be congested nearby but it is worth it. read more

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not a honeymoon but more of a uhhhh your teacher had assigned seatings with the person's whose last name is right next to yours and its fine not bad. he is good at doing this math worksheet you guys had to do together and double checking the work. but u know theres nothing exciting nothing igniting but still safe enough to come back tomorrow and feel decent about the day. read more

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It's my go to Chinese place. Portions are large. Food is delicious. They have some great lunch specials. Today I picked up some beef fried rice and some salt and pepper fish filet after a doctor's appointment and walked out with two heavy containers for BB and I. We have lunch AND dinner and probably one lunch for him. All for $23 ($19 plus tip). The hardest thing about this place is finding quick parking. If BB is with me, he'll drop me off and do a drive around the block. We get their salt and pepper tofu and their beef chow fun quite a bit. A few years ago, they remodeled. Seating had been limited before but it's nicer now. read more

A small mom and pop shop. A lot of taste food on the menu. Large portions for the price. Limited sitting.

Absolutely astonishingly good frog legs and cuddle fish. Absolutely recommend and drive from the burbs to eat here.

Recently did catering order, I was sadly disappointed. The only good dish consistently is the Japanese tofu. Always delicious. The chicken rice noodles - not good for catering, not enough sauce maybe .. all the noodles at the bottom of the catered tray just stick together flavorless... read more

We love love love this place. I wouldn't get the white people Chinese here, rather the authentic. The salt baked cuttlefish, garlic pea pod tips, and lobster with ginger and scallion are out faves. And the owners are so nice. Love love love this place. read more

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My aunt likes to come eat here time to time for family gathering and the food and workers are always patient and lovely with us as my aunt can be a slightly difficult person. They are always nice and will conversate with my dad. And the food is always on point and very tasty. I get that they will probably have some off days but most of the time I really love the cooking here. My favorite to get here is probably the Japenese Tofu without the spiciness. I also love their eggplant dishes! My family grew up in Argyle and watched a lot of food places come and go. Honeymoon was one of the newer ones when I was younger and so my dad got friendly with the store owners and met their kids. It crazy to see how much they have grown and help out the family business! It can get super busy and it takes a while for food to come out which sucks but I'm a patient person and eat here often so if we order for pick up I don't rush too quickly to get the food. OR I call in advance to double-check. My family says you can never go wrong with their fried rice (The shrimp one) Because it is usually always good. This place has also stayed pretty true to themselves and didn't overprice like crazy or white-washed the food. *cough cough* Tank Noodles. read more

Excellent and authentic food. As a native New Yorker who grew up between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Chinatowns, it has been impossible to find even passable Chinese food. Honeymoon Cafe met and even surpassed my expectations for many of the dishes that other places just can't do. Special props for the salt and pepper squid, and the snow pea shoots. The Singapore noodles were very good - could have used a little more curry, but still the best I've had in the Midwest (and good even compared to many places in NYC). As to the service, we thought it was efficient, kind and respectful. The food got there quickly and as ordered. Definitely "no frills" in terms of the experience, but I'm going back for the food and not to pay for someone to make small talk while they serve me sub-par food. read more

Great authentic Chinese food and reasonable prices! I took my parents who are fairly picky with Chinese food since they owned their own restaurant before We had the dinner for 2 special which was plenty of food for three of us. It came with salt and pepper shrimp, beef with peppers and onions, and a vegetable dish. All of the dishes had great flavor and the portions were the right size. I can see why so many people order takeout and delivery from here. read more

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The food was delicious, the server was very nice! I did get an expired Diet Coke, which she had replaced when I told her! Gave it a 4 star because they use disposable plates and forks lol read more

Honeymoon Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Don't miss this spot! Great tasty food, big portions. Just tell the lady you need sauce, if not you don't get any. Go to: salt and pepper pork or shrimp! It's got that greasy after-drinking spiciness you need! read more

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Honeymoon cafe is our go-to place for takeout whenever we want Chinese food for lunch or dinner. The food is amazingly delicious. The Salt and Pepper Japanese Tofu is one of our favorites. We have only dined a few times since opening due to limited tables, and parking in Argyle sucks, even for pick-up. I'm surprised they haven't relocated to a better location in the area since the restaurant has been well established. The restaurant hours is incorrect on the menu, but on Google is correct. read more

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Great tasting food, consistently. Ordered salt and pepper pork and Japanese tofu, fish fillet with Chinese broccoli, rice noodle with beef, and pea tip. Food is by no means fancy. But they are simple and delicious. Restaurant has basically no room for seating, and often older people hang out there (which is great, you know the food is good that's why they go). So we always just get take out. Anyway, can't go wrong with here. read more

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This place is SO good. We got the beef with peppers, combination fried rice, salt & pepper shrimp and everything was delicious. The beef with peppers is a must try! The meat is so tender. read more

Honeymoon Cafe - Pepper beef, combination fried rice, salt & pepper shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Another hole-in-the-wall restaurant with its Chinese and English names having zero correlation! Honeymoon Café is a Cantonese, family-run restaurant. The interior is far from pretty. There are four large, circle tables and three medium, rectangle tables. The walls are decorated with pop-up art ranging from Disney characters to scenic landscapes. Extra chairs are stacked and filed along the tables. Despite how none of these mesh, the food is a bomb. On a summery, Wednesday evening, the five of us ordered the family dinner for six: crab meat and fish stripe soup, salt and pepper shrimp, diced beef in black and green pepper, salt and pepper Japanese tofu, baby clams in black bean sauce, and fish fillet with Chinese broccoli. These standard Cantonese entrée names are a mouthful but so were the food. I was stuffing my face with the least amount of etiquette imaginable. I was particularly fond of the Japanese tofu and diced beef. The Japanese tofu was crispy on the outside and custard-like in the center. Each piece was evenly fried to golden brown and lightly seasoned and salted. Everybody was equally marveled by this entrée. The diced beef was incredibly tender and juicy. My amateur taste buds would like to think those were actually diced steak. Portions were generous and we had leftovers to take home. Service was surprisingly good even though they only have one waiter. Prices are reasonable. The whole meal came to $55 before tip. In other words, it was less than $15 per person. I will be back! read more

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I ordered the chicken fried rice to-go. The server told me the food would be ready in 10-15 minutes, but I waited nearly 30! And the food was just mediocre. There are so many other places to get great Asian food in this area (and on this block alone) so I won't be returning. read more

Second time with Honeymoon Cafe - a Cantonese spot on the Argyle corridor. Our first time we dined in. Tonight we ordered to go. Salt and Pepper shrimp - lightly breaded served with jalapeños and a few diced carrots. The shrimp are whole - and are delicious. What a treat. We also ordered Beef and vegetables spicy. Mongolian chicken spicy. Both entrees had nice sized cuts of meat and a savory sauce. The beef and vegetables had broccoli, carrots, onion, sugar snap peas, mushrooms - a nice mix. The Mongolian Chicken had onion, scallions, hot red chilis and pieces of ginger. We will definitely return to Honeymoon. read more

Food is alway excellent and staff is very welcoming. The owner gave me a set of bowls and spoons because I commented on how pretty they look. if you're looking for authentic Chinese food this is the best place to go! read more

Honeymoon Cafe is exactly what I expected when I walked in with a friend. It's a family-run place that isn't fancy or big, but it gets the job done and delivers quality food and service. The atmosphere is pretty bland, it's basically a room filled with big round living room tables, but the service is friendly and attentive. The food is great. They have a ton of options for meats, seafoods, and veggies. There were so many options to choose from it was hard to pick just two. It is also pretty cheap, with many items under $10 each. For the portion size and quality, it is definitely worth it. I was skeptical picking a place so close to the red line, but I'm glad I walked into Honeymoon. The quiet, tiny, yet humble atmosphere and great food make for a great dining experience. Atmosphere: 7/10 Service: 8.5/10 Food: 8.5/10 read more

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My family and I alwayssss chooses this Chinese cafe to order takeout for any special occasion. Not once did we have bad experiences here. When we come to dine in, the little girl behind the counter is welcoming and is immediate with what we want. The foods comes out speedy quick and is always delicious. We come here every time we visit Argyle. The inside isn't all fancy but it feels home-like, if that makes sense. Such a great place and I will continue eating here. read more

RUDE! NEVER GO BACK TO THIS PLACE AGAIN!! I would give you a minus star if I could. Me and my friend stopped by this place last night. We were the only table. I could tell that this place is a family owned business and the lady who was serving us last night was probably the owner. But the service was horrible. First, she gave us a small cup of water and never cared to refill it. My friend kept on saying I am thirsty and tried to get her attention to refill her cup. But the lady was on the phone at all time while we were at the restaurant. So when the bill came, we tipped her only $3 although the suggested tip for 15% was around $6.93. The lady took bill away then came back to us asking us to tip at least 15% even though she did not do any service. I am so disappointed at this point and want to let everyone know that there are many good Chinese restaurants in Chicago. Go somewhere else but never this place! read more

My family has been eating here for years. There are times when we order from this restaurant once every two weeks for months on end. I think of it as our neighborhood hidden gem, but thought I should finally write a review and let the secret out because I want this amazing small business to survive. Honestly, you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Their lunch menu is probably one the best tasting deals on the northside. Our go-tos are the fish filet with noodles, salt and pepper pork chops, and beef diced with green and black pepper. We usually order carry out, but when we do eat-in, they have a great family menu. read more

Cantonese traditional. Low cost Excellent food Fast service No frills Worth giving a try read more

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Delicious consistent food from a small quaint restaurant. The place got a clean design style for a small place. This place has some of the most solid food at affordable prices. I never has a bad dish here in my opinion. There is nothing that is phenomenal that stands out because all of the food is good compared to one another. Every time I come here they always have takeout bags waiting for someone to pick up their order. I always get some sort of seafood here. Their seafood is a must have here. I would not recommend the baby calms because it lack substance. Although the lobster or salt and pepper shrimp are delicious. If you are considering to order one of the meal bundle on the menu, such as the family for 10, I think you would get the same value from ordering individual dishes. So feel free to order whatever you want. There is no real money saved from ordering the bundle as far as I'm aware. This is a real family own place you can find their kids helping out over the weekend. It good to know that you're spending money on a family business that knows how to serve great food. read more

The food are fantastic! Take out orders are highly recommended!! My favorite dish is salt and pepper chicken fillet. Super crispy, super delicious and super satisfy! I always go back for more. And it is a mom and pop store, so give them some good support!! read more

Honeymoon Cafe is a small, unassuming restaurant in Argyle, and I know those tiny Chinese restaurants with the drool-inducing pictures of menu items taped to the windows can be a crapshoot, but this place is the real deal Holyfield. I have a three-pronged test which has been pretty reliable for me when dining at many small Asian restaurants, which includes (1) the restaurant must have an awkward name, (2) the restaurant's interior must not be decorated nicely, and (3) the staff should probably be rude. When these factors are combined, for some strange celestial reason, the food is usually bomb. The name of this place is kinda awkward, and when we stepped inside I saw that it was not pretty at all - so far, so good. We sat down and looked at the menu, but something was wrong. A waitress came up and asked us if we were ready to order, and when we weren't, she smiled and gave us more time. Ruh-roh. Then she came back a few minutes later and answered some of our questions about menu items we were considering. Friendly service was not something I was expecting, but it was a nice surprise. The food came out and it was delicious. We had the salt and pepper chicken, the baby pea tips, and another dish that I can't recall at the moment. We left full and satisfied, with leftovers to take home. In addition, the bill didn't burn a hole in our wallets. I will be back when I'm hungry and in the Argyle area fo' sho'. read more

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Enjoyable Chinese food place near my home. Good portions and good prices. Also great options in their lunch special. Bring cash!

Went here for dinner last night. It is one of numerous restaurants on Argyle. We had the orange chicken and beef with noodles. We ordered egg rolls and combination fried rice. The food was good just not great. It didn't have much flavor. I found myself putting on soy sauce and hot sauce. The service was good. It sppeared to be a husband and wife operation. The prices are reasonable. Might try it again and look for something spicy. read more

I really like this place. They have good foods with good price. I picked up 5 items Mapo tofu, fish salt and pepper, tofu salt and pepper, tofu with mushroom and garlic string bean. All are so delicious and they were still good after in fridge. read more

A small little restaurant that is family run. Food is your standard Chinese set up but it was pretty good. They had only one person running the front so it took a little time to get someone to take our order, but I am not going to hold it against them. Although there are tables I would say their focus is more on the take out party tray aspect. I would definitely come back read more

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The older servers are not in the mood to be friendly. However, the younger ones are on it! Great portions for an a lunch menu that goes well into the night. Most dishes run $5. read more

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Ordered delivery to my place 0.5 miles away at 6:30 pm and it just came at 8:10 PM. It's not food that requires careful time consuming preparation- it's freaking Chinese food. Won't be ordering from this place next time. read more

Been going here with the family a lot and mostly positive reviews but our most recent visit made us reconsider. When we first came into the restaurant, we saw some food on one of the table with candles which made us wonder what the nice setup was for. We asked for tea and they didn't even have any which we thought was really weird as it was only 6pm. Less than 5 minutes sitting down, we just left the restaurant. What really made us leave the restaurant and cancel our order was when the food placed on the table was for religious reasons as we saw one of the workers performing some sort of offering using burning incense. The burning incense smelled terrible and made us completely loose our appetite. We thought it was inappropriate to perform this in a public restaurant. We asked what the burning incense was for and if it was for offering to the dead but they wouldn't say anything. Performance like this is what made us decide not to come back to this restaurant. We enjoy your food. We are religious as well but please keep religious activities that involves a burning incense somewhere private. read more

Food: 3 stars Service: 0-1 star The food is definitely edible and not that bad. I wouldn't go back as a choice just based on food, but if someone brought it home, I'd eat it (if that makes sense). If you choose to eat here, please order it to go. The service for dining in is awful. They're rude without you even being seated yet. They have this "I'll get to you when I get to you" mentality. They don't care, they're definitely not there for the customer service. They give water in a small tea cup and don't even come around to refill. I witnessed a gentleman being so rude to a woman at another table while she did nothing wrong. They would make their food, eat it infront of you at another table and ignore you if you need something. All while you, the paying customer, needs refills on water, or want to order more, want the check or a box, etc. God forbid you interrupt them while they're on the clock working. Eat in the back so you can enjoy your break time, but make sure your customers are good before doing so. Way too many Chinese places around, I would definitely not recommend. read more

Super solid Chinese food on Argyle. The fried fish dishes are all fire- fish and eggplant, salt and pepper fish, etc etc. everything is good, made fast, and not too expensive. read more

Hold onto something because this is gonna be a disaster. Atmosphere: Our family came here for Father's day. We were a party of 9. We were seated at a dirty table. The woman cleaned it with her hands. The family next to us had obnoxious children who were screaming the entire time. The cafe's phone ringer was on full blast, going off every 10 seconds with its piercing shrill. They seemed to have cramped as many tables as they possibly could in this small restaurant. Atmosphere? Great if you're used to Asian culture and how food trumps atmosphere. If you're looking for a nice quiet place to grab a meal, this isn't the place. Service: We were given paper menus. Props to them for putting pictures of nearly every dish on the menu, it really helps. The rice came out first, nearly 10 minutes before our actual food. What were we supposed to do? Eat plain white rice? We weren't given plates, napkins, or utensils. We had to ask several times. By the time the food arrived, the rice was cold. When they delivered the food, the woman dove right between my sister and I, getting some of the sauces in my hair, and nearly spilling it on several occasions. Never a word about "Sorry" or "Excuse me". Service? Big thumbs down. This is the perfect restaurant if you like being treated like crap instead of an actual paying customer. Food: The only reason this place gets a star is because the food was relatively delicious. We ordered 9 different dishes. The fried crab stood out most, I definitely recommend it. The orange chicken failed to impress. You know you're doing it wrong when a four year old can make better microwaved orange chicken. The color was very off putting too; unnaturally bright orange. In general, the food was yummy and came in a timely manner. Overall: My family; being born and raised in Asia for most if their lives; loved it. Their focus is the food, and the food was good. Myself, being a millennial, expected more. When I go out to eat, I expect a pleasant atmosphere which this place just didn't have, along with good service which they also lacked. They do deliver which is a good idea if you'd rather dine in the comfort of your home than in this cramped, sticky restaurant. This place deserves 4/5 for taste but sadly, dining out isn't based solely on taste. read more

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They're always busy- especially weekend. their dishes/appetizers are tasty. japanese jalapeno-tufu is friends' and I's favorite. beef stir-fried chinese broccoli over white-flat noodle is dilicious. My 20mn orders over phone ended up 45mn instead- that cost them a star. don't believe me- go try, at least once. read more

The only thing I have tried here is the smelt fish, fish fillet with sour veggies, and sweet & sour chicken. My white friend ordered the S&S chicken before you judge me! Smelt fish not as good as Triple Crown and S&S chicken of course not to my liking. I've never had the fish fillet w/ sour veggies until I moved to Chi-town. My friends don't particularly don't care for it, but I thought it was a interesting contrast. My British-Indian friend prefers the fish fillet w/ chinese broccoli from Sun-Wah. Side note: I think Chicago has D.C. metro area beat when it comes to fish fillet dishes. The one time I dined in with my smelty friend and S/S friend, I noticed the place was not pretty. Old Furniture, beat up wall panels. My roach senses were peaking above threshold. When you grow up in the tropics like Guam, you develop these senses. j/k. But, hey, I'm sure every restaurant on Argyle has roaches. So I usually end up carrying out the fish fillet, during lunch it's $5. read more

3.5 bumped up to 4. Definitely don't go there on a date, it lacks ambiance in every way possible. Service is super slow. But the food is tasty and budget friendly. I've been twice now and both times w/ tip, it has averaged $10/person with a few leftovers. The one dish that I think is pretty original here is the Japanese tofu with mushrooms. YUM and I'd don't normally like tofu, but I return here for it in a heartbeat. The salt and pepper shrimp is good but nothing to differentiate it from elsewhere. Same goes for clams in black bean sauce. Definitely go if you're in the area. FYI, there's a $20/25 minimum to use your credit card. read more